Robert Russell

Athletic Coordinator/Head Football Coach

​Coach Russell is starting his second year as head coach and 19th total at GHS.  Prior to his return to his alma mater he was the head coach at Wichita Falls High School for three years where he led them to deep playoff runs in back to back years.  Prior to that he was the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach at GHS from 2001--2012 A lifelong Owl he is a 1984 graduate of GHS.  While there he was selected to the All-Metroplex and All-District teams in both football and baseball.  He attended Panola College and the University of North Texas on baseball scholarships and captured All-Conference honors at both stops.  He was the secondary coach for the 1999 state championship team and also helped coach the North all-stars to victory in the 2001 THSCA All-Star game.   Coach Russell received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Texas in 1989 and his Master’s Degree from Lamar University in 2009.  He and his lovely wife Phyllis have two beautiful children, Alicia age16, and Cody age 15 a junior and a sophomore at Garland High.

Varsity Coaches

Scott Cooper
Offensive Line

Coach Cooper is beginning his 14th season with Garland High School and his 6th coaching the offensive line.  Scott graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2004, where he majored in History and minored in Government.  He also received his Masters degree in Educational Administration from Lamar University in 2011.  He is a 2000 graduate of Tuloso-Midway High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. He and his wife Stefanie have three sons, Dane (8), Brock (6) & Kade (2).

Justin Curtis
Defensive Line

This will be Coach Curtis’s 21st year of coaching football and will be his first year at Garland High School.  Coach Curtis will be the Defensive Coordinator and D-Line coach this coming year.  Prior to coming to Garland High School, Coach Curtis has been at several spots in Texas and Oklahoma.  Last year, Coach Curtis was the Co-Defensive Coordinator at Richardson H.S. and has been at South Grand Prairie and Mansfield Timberview coaching the secondary.  In Oklahoma he had stops at Del City, Edmond, Santa Fe and Carl Albert High School winning the State Championship in 2009.  Coach Curtis received his B.S. in 1995 from Oklahoma State University and completed his Masters in Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2003.  His family includes his wife Tracy and daughter Caitlin.

Danny Davis
Outside Linebackers

​Danny Davis begins 14th year coaching and his 8th at GHS. His previous coaching stops include Kopperl High School, Bussey Middle School, and Community High School. He is a graduate of Richardson High School and Texas A&M University with a degree in Physics. He and his wife Cortney are raising a son, Rhyne, and a daughter, Fiona.

Brandon Doty
Offensive Coordinator

​Coach Doty grew up in Burkburnett, TX and graduated from high school there in 1999.  He attended college at Southwestern Oklahoma State University on a baseball scholarship and graduated from there with a degree in Kinesiology.   After graduation from SWOSU, he coached at Moore High School for a semester.  The first 8 years of his coaching profession was spent in Wylie ISD where he coached at both Wylie High School and Wylie East High School.  In 2008 Coach Doty had the honor of coaching in the 5A state championship game.   The last 3 years has been spent coaching at Wichita Falls High School where in 2013 the team made it to the state quarterfinals.  He has been married to his wife Andie for 12 years who is also in the education profession.  They have two wonderful children together Will (9) and Kate (5).

Joel Evans
Defensive Coordinator

Coach Evans is beginning his 26th year of coaching and his 8th year at GHS.  He spent eight years in GISD beginning in 1991, coaching at Garland High School and Lakeview Centennial High School. He has previous coaching stops at Huntsville High School, Frisco High School and Creekview High School.  From 2006 to 2008 he was the Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach at W. T. White High School.  Coach Evans graduated from East Texas State University in 1991, majoring in History and Physical Education.  He received his Master in Education Administration from Lamar University in 2011.  He is married to his lovely wife Lisa.

Matt Maxwell
Running backs

​Coach Maxwell grew up in Garland and was a 2003 graduate of Garland High School.  He attended McPherson College in McPherson, KS on a football scholarship and graduated with a degree in Kinesiology in 2007.  After graduation he coached running backs during the 2007 football season.  Coach Maxwell is entering his first year with Garland and his ninth year overall after spending five years in Wylie ISD and three years at Wichita Falls High School.  

Jared Monk
Quarterbacks

Coach Monk was born and raised in Wylie, Tx. He had the privilege of playing in the 2008 5A state championship game. Coach Monk Received a college scholarship to Baylor University and played TE for the Bears from 2009-2013. Coach Monk was a part of the first Big 12 Championship for Baylor. Monk graduated from Baylor in May of 2014 with a degree in General Studies. Monk spent 2 years coaching receivers in Wichita Falls and last season with the Owls coaching receivers. Coach Monk is excited about the opportunity to coach football at Garland High this season and looks forward to a great year. Monk married his wife Victoria in April of 2016.

Kyle Sanders
Offensive Line

Coach Sanders is in his first year at Garland High School after serving as the Offensive Coordinator at West Mesquite.  He is a 1996 graduate of Monahans High School.  He attended Texas Tech University and completed his B.A. in History in 2000, and his Masters in Sport Psychology in 2002.  While at Tech, Coach Sanders started at Center and Guard and played in 3 Bowl Games for the Red Raiders under coaches Spike Dykes and Mike Leach.  Coach Sanders began his coaching career at Texas Tech from 2000 to 2002 and coached in the 2001 Alamo Bowl.  In 15 years of coaching he has been the offensive coordinator at Caddo Mills, Sachse, and Royse City and has coached at Wylie East.  Coach Sanders and his wife Jo Anna have two children- Dylan (13) and Skylar (5).

Darrin Sharp
Defensive Backs

Coach Sharp is entering his 20th year of coaching and his 13th year at GHS.  He is a 1988 graduate of Lakeview Centennial High.  He is a 1993 graduate of Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Coach Sharp is married to Angela and has a 5-year old son, Aidan. He also has a son, Aaron Sharp, who resides in Houston.  He is the proud son of Alice Sharp of Garland.

Johnny McCoy
Head Track Coach

​Coach McCoy is beginning his 13th year as the Boy’s Track Coach. The Owls finished sixth at the state track meet in 2007 and second in the state track meet in 2006 and Coach McCoy was named the Dallas Morning News Track Coach of the Year. He led the Owls to the Regional Championship in 2004 and a sixth place finish in the state. He was the assistant girl’s track coach for the previous twelve years. Coach McCoy played football and ran track for GHS. He was the anchor leg on the 1977 State Champion 4X100 relay team. He was also a candidate for the 1980 US Olympic team. He played professional football in the Canadian and United States Football Leagues. In 2008, Coach McCoy was elected to the Garland Sports Hall of Fame. Johnny and his wife Starla have four children. Monique, Tommy, Johnnica, and Johnny, Jr. (J.J.). 

Scott Smith
​Athletic Trainer

​Coach Smith is in his 30th year as Athletic Trainer at GHS. Scott was chosen as the Region 3 Trainer of the Year by the Texas High School Coaches Association in 2009. He graduated from Garland H.S. in 1980 and was selected as the all-district kicker in football his senior year. He graduated from Tarleton State and was selected as the All-Conference punter and to the NAIA All-Academic team in 1986. He is the first TSU graduate to become a Licensed Athletic Trainer. He is married to Teresa and has two children, Andrew, 21, and Stacy, 19.

David Baker
Athletic Trainer

​Coach Baker is beginning his 42nd yr in GISD.  Coach Baker is a graduate of Austin College with grad work including SMU, DBU, USOC, NASM and TAMU-Commerce.  He received a Masters of Education from TAMU/C and has 47yrs of experience in athletic training, including work @ SMU, GHS, Lakeview Centennial, Rowlett HS, and North Garland HS.  Mike is married to Becky Cowan-Baker, they have two children Christopher and Jennifer and granddaughter Sofee Jo.

Freshmen Coaches

David Adams
TE/DL

​Coach Adams is ready to embark in his 2nd year of coaching in the G.I.S.D He will be coaching freshman defensive lineman. He is a graduate of North Garland High school class of 04, and was all three year varsity starter and All District player. He attended the University of North Texas and was a member of the Mean Green under Darrell Dickey. He is eager and excited to coach and teach in the community he has been a part of for so many years.  

Felix Castillo
Head Coach

This is Coach Castillo's 12th year at GHS. A 1998 graduate from Maria Auxiliadora High School in Carolina, Puerto Rico, where he played baseball all four years. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres 1998. He went to University of Puerto Rico, Frank Phillips College and Graduated from Wayland Baptist University and received All Conference, All Region and all American Honors in College. Before coming to Garland, he coached at Plainview High School and Creekview High School. Coach Castillo married to fellow Owl teacher Ms. Melissa McDonald.

Bryan King
​RB/ DB

Coach King is in his 2nd year here at Garland High School. He coaches freshman safeties and running backs. A 2009 graduate of Martin High school, he participated in football and track where he was a part of the 4X100m relay team that won district. He attended Texas Tech University where he attained a degree in Multidisciplinary sciences of Education. Coach King is also an assistant coach for the Garland Owl soccer team.

Victor Picon
OL/MLB

​This is Coach Picon’s 4th year at GHS and he is coaching FR Football and teaching Spanish.  He is a graduate of McMurry University (class of 2001) were he played offensive guard and received 1st Team All-Conference honors.  Coach Picon coached at Galena Park Middle School for 9 years and at Bryan HS for 4 years.  He is married to Maria D. Rojas (Garland HS class of 97) and has 4 children: Rebecca (1), Rosalie (8), Victor (11), and Victoria (16) a junior at Garland High.

Nick Siratt
​WR/DB

 This is Coach Siratt’s 10th year at Garland. Nick graduated from GHS in 1986 and was selected 1st Team All-District in baseball.  A four year starter in college, he was named All-Conference twice.  Nick was the assistant coach at North Lake Junior College for four years, and coached in the Junior College World Series in ‘92 and ‘94.   Coach Siratt has taught and coached for 20 years at MacArthur, North Dallas, and R.L. Turner. In addition to high school coaching, he coached for 10 years with the Texas Horns and the Dallas Tigers organizations.  Coach Siratt led the Owls to the playoffs in 2014 for the first time in 42 years. Nick has been married to his beautiful wife, Paige, for 21 years, and they have a 8 year old girl named Shelby.